Site SP1: San Pedro Creek
near Hollister Avenue

From Hollister Avenue, turn toward the ocean on Fairview Road. San Pedro Creek runs along the west (right-hand) side of Fairview. Go for approximately ¼ mile, and park either on the right in the dirt pullout or across the street in the parking lot. Walk carefully down the stream bank to the creek. During the dry season this creek often has very low flow and cannot be sampled. This site is just downstream of the Twin Lakes Golf Course. Both San Pedro and San Jose flow through the heart of Goleta's commercial and industrial districts. Together they have almost as much flow as the Atascadero system, representing 35 % of the Goleta Slough watershed. Besides being important to our Goleta study, the two creeks have interesting contrasts, San Pedro is more industrial and agricultural, with added nutrient pollution from the golf course, while San Jose is more residential. We hope to be able to see these differences reflected in the stream chemistry.


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